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. 2016 Oct;69(10):940-950.
doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2016.06.006. Epub 2016 Aug 27.

Classification and Quality Standards of Heart Failure Units: Scientific Consensus of the Spanish Society of Cardiology

[Article in English, Spanish]
Manuel Anguita Sánchez  1 , José Luis Lambert Rodríguez  2 , Ramón Bover Freire  3 , Josep Comín Colet  4 , María G Crespo Leiro  5 , Francisco González Vílchez  6 , Nicolás Manito Lorite  7 , Javier Segovia Cubero  8 , Francisco Ruiz Mateas  9 , Francisco Javier Elola Somoza  10 , Andrés Íñiguez Romo  11
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Classification and Quality Standards of Heart Failure Units: Scientific Consensus of the Spanish Society of Cardiology

[Article in English, Spanish]
Manuel Anguita Sánchez et al. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2016 Oct.

Abstract

The prevalence of heart failure remains high and represents the highest disease burden in Spain. Heart failure units have been developed to systematize the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical follow-up of heart failure patients, provide a structure to coordinate the actions of various entities and personnel involved in patient care, and improve prognosis and quality of life. There is ample evidence on the benefits of heart failure units or programs, which have become widespread in Spain. One of the challenges to the analysis of heart failure units is standardization of their classification, by determining which "programs" can be identified as heart failure "units" and by characterizing their complexity level. The aim of this article was to present the standards developed by the Spanish Society of Cardiology to classify and establish the requirements for heart failure units within the SEC-Excellence project.

Keywords: Heart failure; Heart failure units; Insuficiencia cardiaca; Proyecto SEC-Excelente; SEC-Excellence project; Unidades de insuficiencia cardiaca.

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  • Heart Failure Programs / Units. A Multidisciplinary Approach.
    Manzano L, González-Franco Á, Cerqueiro JM, Montero Pérez-Barquero M. Manzano L, et al. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017 May;70(5):410. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.03.005. Epub 2017 Mar 28. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017. PMID: 28363710 English, Spanish. No abstract available.

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